Age of Exploration Flashcards

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Marco Polo

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Italian merchant
Traveled to China
Wrote about Chinese riches
Increased trade between Europe and China

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Mansa Musa

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Ruler of Mali
Powerful
Expanded empire in Africa
Converted to Islam
Made Timbuktu center of trade
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Age of Exploration

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Made possible bc of technology

Colonies established

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Colombian Exchange

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Exchange of goods between the old & new world
Eastern and Western Hemispheres interact
Diseases exchanged

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Mercantilism

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Colonies exist to send raw materials and products to parent country
Favorable balance of trade

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